Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party recently revealed another money scandal. The party's branch office in Fukuoka Prefecture was accused of requesting members to “pay tribute” for large sums of money to be the chairman and deputy chairman of the prefectural assembly. One of the former speakers revealed that 20 million yen was requested. According to reports from various media such as Japan's “Yomiuri Shimbun” and Asahi TV on the 24th, former Fukuoka Prefecture Speaker Yoshimatsu Gensho revealed the scandal to the media. Gensho Yoshimatsu said that before he became the prefectural assembly president in June 2020, the Liberal Democratic Party Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly Group asked him for money under various names, including golf expenses, lodging expenses, transportation expenses, and meals at fine restaurants for party social events, totaling about 20 million yen. He also released a recording of Nakao Masayuki, an important member of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly, asking him for cash. Nakao Masayuki announced his resignation as a prefectural councilor on the 24th, but denied being involved in the money scandal. Yoshimatsu Motoaki has left the Liberal Democratic Party. According to him, the Liberal Democratic Party's Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly not only solicited funds from many people, but also squandered taxes for overseas research. He decided to stand up and speak out in order to change this situation. In addition to Yoshimatsu Gensho, many others have confirmed that they have “paid tribute” to the Liberal Democratic Party Fukuoka Prefecture Assembly Group. Former Fukuoka Prefecture Deputy Speaker Hideyuki Eto said that before he took office, he paid about 8 million yen “as usual” to the parliament group. Two other people stated that they handed over millions of yen before becoming the prefectural assembly chairman and deputy chairman. The above report attracted widespread attention from Japanese public opinion. A netizen wrote in a message on Japan's Yahoo News website that the Liberal Democratic Party once again revealed a similar incident after the “black money” scandal, revealing the “dirty nature” of this political party, and the matter must be thoroughly investigated. At the end of 2023, the Liberal Democratic Party was exposed to a “black money” scandal. Some factions demanded that their members of parliament sell political fundraising party vouchers according to the target and return the excess amount to members of parliament in the form of “rebates,” yet the relevant funds were not registered in the political fund income and expenditure reports, making them unsupervised secret funds.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party recently revealed another money scandal. The party's branch office in Fukuoka Prefecture was accused of requesting members to “pay tribute” for large sums of money to be the chairman and deputy chairman of the prefectural assembly. One of the former speakers revealed that 20 million yen was requested. According to reports from various media such as Japan's “Yomiuri Shimbun” and Asahi TV on the 24th, former Fukuoka Prefecture Speaker Yoshimatsu Gensho revealed the scandal to the media. Gensho Yoshimatsu said that before he became the prefectural assembly president in June 2020, the Liberal Democratic Party Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly Group asked him for money under various names, including golf expenses, lodging expenses, transportation expenses, and meals at fine restaurants for party social events, totaling about 20 million yen. He also released a recording of Nakao Masayuki, an important member of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly, asking him for cash. Nakao Masayuki announced his resignation as a prefectural councilor on the 24th, but denied being involved in the money scandal. Yoshimatsu Motoaki has left the Liberal Democratic Party. According to him, the Liberal Democratic Party's Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly not only solicited funds from many people, but also squandered taxes for overseas research. He decided to stand up and speak out in order to change this situation. In addition to Yoshimatsu Gensho, many others have confirmed that they have “paid tribute” to the Liberal Democratic Party Fukuoka Prefecture Assembly Group. Former Fukuoka Prefecture Deputy Speaker Hideyuki Eto said that before he took office, he paid about 8 million yen “as usual” to the parliament group. Two other people stated that they handed over millions of yen before becoming the prefectural assembly chairman and deputy chairman. The above report attracted widespread attention from Japanese public opinion. A netizen wrote in a message on Japan's Yahoo News website that the Liberal Democratic Party once again revealed a similar incident after the “black money” scandal, revealing the “dirty nature” of this political party, and the matter must be thoroughly investigated. At the end of 2023, the Liberal Democratic Party was exposed to a “black money” scandal. Some factions demanded that their members of parliament sell political fundraising party vouchers according to the target and return the excess amount to members of parliament in the form of “rebates,” yet the relevant funds were not registered in the political fund income and expenditure reports, making them unsupervised secret funds.